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—;—§ 152 SYNTAX.—ANALYSIS. 295754.—THE SUBJECT.The subject of a proposition is either grammatical or logical.I. The grammatical subject is the person or thing spoken of, unlimitedby other words.The logical subject is the person or thing spoken of, together with allthe words or phrases by which it is limited or defined ; thus, in th^ sentence,vir bonus sai similem queer it tthe grammatical subject is vir ; thelogical, vir bonus. Again :II. The subject of a proposition may be either simple or compound.A simple subject consists of one subject of thought, either unlimited, asthe grammatical, or limited, as the logical subjectA compound subject consists of two or more simple subjects, to whichbelongs but one predicate ; as, R omul us et Re m u s fraires erant.155.—MODIFICATIONS OF THE SUBJECT.A grammatical subject may be modified, limited, or described in variousways ; as,—1. By a noun in apposition ; as, Cicero o r at orfactus est consul.2. By a noun in the genitive ; as, Ira Dei lenta est.3. By an adjunct; as, D e victoria Ccesaris fama perfertur.4. By an adjective word, i. e. an adjective, adjective pronoun, or participie ; as, Jiistitid gaudent viri b on i.— Su u s caique erat locus defimties.— Vox m i ssa nescit reverti.5. By a relative and its clause ; as, Vir s&pit, qui pauca loquitur.Each grammatical subject may have several modifications ; and if ithas none, the grammatical and logical subject are the same.156.—MODIFICATION OF MODIFYING WORDS.Modifying, or limiting words, may themselves be modified.1. A noun modifying another may itself be modified in all the ways idwhich a noun, as a grammatical subject, is modified.2. An adjective qualifying a noun may itself be modified1st. By an adjunct; as, campi adproelium boni : liber a delicti8.2d. By a noun ; as, Major pietdte :— aiger pedibus.3d. By an infinitive mood or clause of a sentence, a gerund, or asupine; as, Homo dignus cantdri—dignus qui irnpere t— digitus ut fig at p a I am in pariet e.— Charla4th.ntilis scriben do.— Monstrum mirabile diet u.By an adverb; as, Homo longe dissimilis — -facile princeps.3 An adverb may be modified1st. By another adverb ; as, m ulto magis.2d By a substantive in an oblique case ; as, convenienter naturae,optime omnium ; proxime cast r is.